Update on investigation into fatal collision in Shropshire

Officers investigating a fatal collision in North Shropshire have launched a murder enquiry.

Around 1am on Tuesday 15 February a grey Ford Focus travelling northbound on the A41 collided with a yellow lorry between Newport and Tern Hill near Lavender Cottage.

Tragically, a 35-year-old woman and her 11-month-old daughter, who were travelling in the Ford Focus, died at the scene.

No other injuries were reported.

Next of kin have been informed but formal identification has yet to take place.

Officers are not looking to identify any suspects but are appealing for anyone with any information about the incident.

Anyone who was in the area around the time of the incident or who may have seen either vehicle or captured them on dash cam is asked to please get in touch.

Please call 101 or visit https://www.westmercia.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/ quoting incident 14 of 15 February.

Issued by AW, Corporate Communications